Vince Carter

In the offseason, they made the biggest splash in the Eastern Conference by adding Vince Carter.

I liked the move at the time, and still do. The way I saw it, it would take this team about two or three months to really acclimate Carter into their system, and they should be peaking right around the all-star break and be poised to make another serious run at the NBA Finals.

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aker ex Shaquille O'Neal's move from the Phoenix Suns to the Cleveland Cavaliers when they acquired Vince Carter from the New Jersey Nets.

Carter's relocation to Disney World seemingly would keep the Magic in control of the ever-increasing wild, wild east. Although, it is intriguing to imagine what The Big Change of Address (five teams in the career of the most dominant center of our generation? Hard to fathom) might do for King James -- His Royal Poor Sport -- and the Cavs if Shaq is properly motivated.

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The Nets need to utilize their experience (Vince Carter, Devin Harris, Keyon Dooling, Bobby Simmons, and Jarvis Hayes) and poise in order to thrive in tonight's match-up.

New Jersey has hit a bit of a lull the past couple of weeks, but they are coming off a win against the Memphis Grizzlies, a team not all that dissimilar from the Thunder. The Grizzlies are built around a young trio as well, that of O.J. Mayo, Rudy Gay, and Mike Conley Jr., though Conley has only recently made his presence felt.

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asions) and Yi Jianlian can return from a broken finger on his shooting hand, and play effectively. Vince Carter has been pacing himself nicely this season, so I'm not as concerned about his injury history as I've been in past years. Still, I'll knock on wood.

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Not only did the Nets fall to the Bucks on a last-second floater by shifty point guard Luke Ridnour, but they also lost Yi Jianlian for (at least) a month in tonight's contest. Yi broke the pinky finger on his right hand, which of course, is his shooting hand. Depending on the healing process, his return may be as far as six or seven weeks away.

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ggest surprise team in the NBA thus far this season, and that's in large part due to the efforts of Vince Carter and Devin Harris. Both members of the Nets' starting backcourt are amongst the league leaders in scoring, and their outstanding one-on-one offensive abilities make New Jersey a dangerous team down the stretch of close games. Most teams are lucky to have one legitimate "closer" -- so to speak -- and yet the Nets have two.

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